VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

expiration: (v) expire

patch: bu ding

half-ass job: something you don’t put effort/hard work in/you don’t care about

Grammar

responsibility/accountability/obligation

Be careful with parallel structures and comparisons
ie. I love to go shopping, snowboard in Canada, see a movie ….
ie. I need to spend much more time than my friends do
ie. Canada’s population is smaller than China’s/that of China

They will delay the expiration date of visa application to the end of next year.
They will prolong the valid period of the visa…

the image, the designing of games..
the graphics

they improved the graphics
they upgraded the graphics

I like to adapt myself to new environments, but I can’t do well in the brand new environment.
I have a desire for new things/new challenges, but usually it will take a long time for me to adapt to a new environment.

I need to spend much time than my friends to perform best.
I need to spend much more time than my friends do to perform better.

I’m not good at all the games.
I’m not good at all the games. (I’m good at some, but not all)
I’m not good at any / I suck at all

my friends would blame/scold me

we will have an appointed time to play games together
we will have a fixed/designated time to play games together

I haven’t found a pt job yet but I plan to find one soon.
I haven’t found a pt job yet but I’m about to start looking for one.

I don’t think I put all my energy to focus on the application of visa.
I don’t think I should focus/direct all my time and energy on/to the application of visa.

I want to lose some burden of parents.
I want to lighten my parent’s burden (heavy)

I have a strong responsibility
I have a strong sense of obligation

They think my study in Phd is inevitable
They think that I will pursue my Phd studies for sure..

The pt job will distract me from my main goal.

I want to some job related to my major.

It will give you some benefits/perks.

I have a high demand for my computer (demand: numbers)
I have a high standard/requirement/taste for my tech gadgets.

They already to get married
They already got married